The Boston Red Sox have welcomed back Masataka Yoshida and now it seems the All-Star outfielder is the odd man out.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran reacts to manager Alex Cora limiting his playing time, while Boston's future stars in the outfield continue to make noise.

The Red Sox have too many outfielders, and the logjam is now approaching a tipping point. With the return of Masataka Yoshida, Boston can no longer put a regular outfielder in the designated hitter spot, which leaves Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Roman Anthony battling for three spots.